PALESTINE

TOPSHOT – Fires are seen following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city on July 16, 2022. – Israeli warplanes struck a weapons manufacturing facility in the Gaza Strip early on July 16, the military said, after rocket fire against Israeli territory. The exchange of fire came hours after US President Joe Biden visited Israel and the occupied West Bank. (Photo …

Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian protester in Hebron on 29 September 2022 (AFP)   Recent steps by Israeli authorities on both sides of the Green Line point to a coordinated divide-and-conquer strategy The Green Line exists outside of the Israeli political mindset. National security policies do not end at this border, which Israel erases each day through its practices. Several recent steps by Israeli …

Abeer lost her fiance Ismael during the latest Israeli onslaught on Gaza in August 2022 (MEE)   Israeli offensive left behind a trail of death and destruction, destroying the joy of many just beginning their married lives   By Ahmed Al-Sammak  in  Gaza City, Occupied Palestine Before ending their last call at 9.05pm on 6 August, Abeer Harb told her …

A man stands amid the rubble of his house in Gaza. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle) By Ramzy Baroud For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5, clearly manifested this reality. Throughout its military operation, Israel has repeatedly underscored the point that the war was targeting the Islamic Jihad …

Osama and Ahmed, two children injured by Israel’s assault on Gaza, at Al-Shifa hospital, 7 August 2022 (MEE/Ahmed Al-Sammak) By  Ahmed Al-Sammak  in  Gaza City, occupied Palestine The family had their last dinner at 8.45pm on Saturday. Ahmed al-Nairab, 11, and his five-year-old brother Momen then asked their father, Mohammed, to take them to the small grocery store next to their …

At least 45 Palestinians were killed and more than 360 wounded as Israeli air strikes rained down on the besieged Strip over three days Sixteen children were among 45 Palestinians killed by Israeli bombardment between 5-7 August 2022 (MEE) These sixteen Palestinian children were looking forward to a summer filled with joy. They planned to play football, head to the beach and …